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ART AND CULTURE SPILL ONTO THE STREETS AT SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013
Be dazzled by Singapore Night Festival 2013, a nocturnal extravaganza of spectacular aerial performances, music, dance and installation artworks right at the heart of Bras Basah.Bugis precinct, Singapore’s arts and heritage district! The main events and late night openings will take place at cultural venues such as the National Museum of Singapore, the Peranakan Museum, Singapore Art Museum and The Substation and more. With the festival ground stretching from Plaza Singapura all the way to Raffles City this year, treat your senses to an outdoor display of interactive light installations, while immersing yourself in a vibrant showcase of heritage, arts and culture in Singapore.
In conjunction with Singapore Night Festival, National Heritage Board will be presenting Night Lights, an outdoor showcase of spectacular light installations. Night Lights 2013, which promises to be a visual feast for all to enjoy, will feature light installations at Singapore Art Museum, National Museum of Singapore, The Cathay, School of The Arts and Raffles City.
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 INFORMATION
Date: Fri 23 Aug & Sat 24 Aug 2013 Fri 30 Aug & Sat 31 Aug 2013 Time: 7.00pm – 2.00am Venue: Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct Admission: Free Admission www.brasbasahbugis.sg/nightfestival
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Road Closure at Armenian Street Armenian Street will be closed on the following dates and time for some of the festival programmes and performances on the street: i) Friday & Saturday, 23 & 24 August 2012, 8pm – 2am ii) Friday & Saturday, 30 & 31 August 2012, 8pm – 2am
Source: OneMap (www.onemap.sg)
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FIRST WEEKEND – 23 & 24 AUGUST 2013
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: ARMENIAN STREET
OOMOONBEINGS BY SINGAPIERROT Fri 23 Aug & 24 Aug 2013 7.30pm, 8.45pm & 10pm Armenian Street
Two ethereal jesters descend from a crescent moon and explore the land. Dressed in plastics, these contemporary incarnations of Pierrot play in a series of teasing vignettes combining movement and installation. With a whimsical old-time mood, this little reverie features gypsy-swing jazz duo So Ma Fan as live accompaniment.
ROVING PERFORMANCES Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 11.30pm Various locations within the festival grounds
Be greeted by the Singapore Night Festival buskers as well as colourful and exciting roving performances at various locations within the festival grounds! PERANAKAN MUSEUM
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL @ PERANAKAN MUSEUM Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 Free admission from 6pm – 2am Activities from 7pm – 11pm 39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941
Explore the Peranakan Museum after hours with your family and friends, and kick back with unique performances that fuse the contemporary and the traditional. Leave your mark in the glow-in-the-dark graffiti room or contribute to our community project, Lightscape.
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CREATIVE DESTRUCTION Friday & Saturday, 30 & 31 August 2013 8pm to 10.30pm Peranakan Museum
In conjunction with Luminous Depths by Lee Mingwei, the Peranakan Museum presents Creative Destruction – a multifaceted campaign that pays tribute to the phoenix rising out of the ashes. Three Singapore musicians from three distinct genres will present original tunes inspired by Luminous Depths. Listen to them perform these exclusive tunes and more at the Peranakan Museum during the Singapore Night Festival 2013.
DHARMA & BANI HAYKAL [THE OBSERVATORY] 8pm Founded in 2001, The Observatory is an avant-garde rock band and experimental music group that stirs up a potent concoction of emotionally powerful extremes.
KIAT [SYNDICATE] 9pm Long time stalwart of Singapore’s underground music scene, Kiat has been championing the darker side of electronica for over 17 years. Tonight he will perform a full drum and bass set LIVE for the very first time.
AION 10pm AION is a project led by Nick Chan that includes MC/producer SWTLKR (Vijay Singh) and Syairazi, one of the founding members of acclaimed Monster Cat. This powerful debut will feature the explosive drums of Adam Shah and visuals by Lucas Burrows. THE SUBSTATION
THE SUBSTATION Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm-2am Various venues within The Substation
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The Substation brings four late nights of alternative music, experimental arts, horror films and the best of Singapore’s street food!
MUSIC: TRIBAL GATHERING OF JAW BENDERS Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 1am The Substation Building Façade
The Tribal Gathering of Jaw Benders brings together the best of live indie music, with an exciting mix of emerging and established indie, alternative and hard-core bands and musicians such as Typewriter, Fauxe, Instigator Afro Beat Orchestra, This is Atlantis, The Pinholes, Youth Wreck, Sub:Shaman and many more.
HAWKER FOOD ALLEY Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 1am Alley between The Substation and Armenian Street
Have a break from the carnival and enjoy a menu of local hawker food (halal) and drinks under the stars.
ROVING ARTISTS Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 12.30am Armenian Street
Take a walk along Armenian Street and you might encounter a wandering photographer or be invited to be a part of a special street performance. Featuring artists such as Khairul Ikhwan, Malvin Tan and many more. Curated by Ezzam Rahman.
INVITED ARTISTS: VISUAL ARTS: KAREN MITCHELL Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 1am Alley between The Substation and Peranakan Museum
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Mixed Media (Wood, laminates, light) 14 meters in length One-word definitions of ‘Aspiration’ were collected from friends, friends of friends, etc. They represent the “Everyday Aspirations” of ordinary people. 365 of these were selected and the texts were laser-cut onto wood panels. Light shines through to cast shadows of these Aspirations – literally having the Aspirations projected, and occurring, positively. The audience may project selected text shadows against the walls and ceiling using their own light sources. The occurrence of the different sized shadows at different heights will appear as a shared aspiration. These reflections not only stop at being a shadow, but also act as imprints in a person's memory, capturing their experience of seeing them in the dark.
FILM SCREENING: HORROR FILMS Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 9pm – 10pm | 11.30pm – 12.30pm The Substation Theatre
With urban legends, feisty female ghosts, and invisible monsters, fans of horror will get their fill of thrills with eight horror short films by local filmmakers.
Curated by The Substation Moving Images
VISUAL ARTS: CHEO CHAI HIANG LITTLE THOUGHTS… TEASING THE WIND FROM FOUR DIRECTIONS By Cheo Chai-Hiang Fri 16 – Sun 25 Aug 2013 12pm – 9pm The Substation Gallery Admission: Free Opening reception: Thursday 15 August, 7.30pm
Comprising of a site-specific installation and a workshop with children, Little Thoughts aims to address issues of the transmission of heritage and history, and the works of two cultural medallion recipients, Yeng Phay Ngon and Kuo Pao Kun.
VISUAL ARTS OPEN CALL 2013
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Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 Performing Coloniality by Kin Chui Curated by Zarina Muhammad Sat 31 Aug - Fri 13 Sep 2013 12pm – 9pm Admission: Free Opening Reception: Friday 30 August, 7.30pm
Performing Coloniality invites the viewers to take a look into the effects of our history onto the present approach to our history. What remains, what haunts. It is an analysis of the modern day society of Singapore through a re-articulation of a familiar colonial image and a Kuda Kepang performance. From the re-staging of our pasts, Performing Coloniality intends to sieve out the fragments of colonialism that pervade aspects of our society.
PERFORMING ARTS Fri 30 & 31 Aug 2013 Armenian Street 9pm, 10pm & 11pm
Asian fusion by Little Arts Academy 9pm Exploring the essence of Balinese dance into modern structure. Choreographed by Shahrin Johry and Sufri juwahir
Intoxication 10pm Playing on the idea of being in a state of “high” encountering the level of subconsciousness, Intoxication explores the possibility of expression in the most absurd and interesting interplay between time, space and body.
Modern fusion 11pm Modern fusion showcases the exuberance energy of the youth.
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PEEK!
THE PEEK! CAMERA CHASE @ SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 10.30pm Peek! 36 Armenian Street, Singapore 179934
Pick, Follow, Capture & Head 2nd time's a charm and it’s time to get your chase on. To mark Peek!'s second year at Singapore Night Festival 2013, we would like you to chase our cameras all around Singapore Night Festival 2013! Simply identify our Peek! x Singapore Night Festival 2013 logo at selected locations throughout Singapore Night Festival 2013, and stand a chance to win exciting prizes!
Here's how: Step 1 – PICK up a Peek! Grand Camera Chase Map from Peek! or the Singapore Night Festival 2013 Information Booth
Step 2 – FOLLOW the map, identifying and using your mobile smartphone camera to CAPTURE our logo at selected venues
Step 3 – HEAD to Peek! and show us your photos and stand a chance to win exclusive prizes. 15 winners will be crowned each week for both weekends.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: MAIN GROUND
5 STREAMS – INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATION BY IBRAHIM QURAISHI WITH INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION ARTIST WALID BREIDI Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 Projection from 7.30pm – 2am Aziz Bekkaoui presents A Fashion Happening at 9pm Main Ground
Be one with art and step into an immersive interactive installation that transforms you into an avatar. Also, take a peek into the artistic world of renowned Dutch, fashion designer, Aziz Bekkaoui as he presents some of his eclectic works.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: FORT CANNING PARK
FORT CANNING NIGHT WALK Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 Time: 7pm – 8pm Fort Canning Park To register, call 6636 2393 or e-mail [email protected]
Did you know that the history of Fort Canning dates back to the 14th century? Check out the ancient artefacts on the hill, and join us on a night journey through time, as you hear about the intriguing stories and legends shrouding the Forbidden Hill.
Highlights - Visit the mysterious old tomb (Keramat Iskandar Shah) - Explore an original excavation site featuring 14th century artefacts - Take a stroll in Fort Canning Green, the site of an old Christian cemetery - Hear about the military past of Fort Canning Centre and Fort Gate - Admire the beautiful night skyline from Raffles Terrace
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
PYRAMID OF VOID BY COMPAGNIE RETOURAMONT Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 8.30pm, 9.45pm & 11pm National Museum of Singapore façade
In this aerial dance performance, a pyramid structure made of ropes is suspended in mid-air, outlining the contours of a void, an abstract space invisible to the eye. With the ropes as their only form of support, dancers demonstrate their acrobatic creativity and agility as they negotiate the minimalist set. Their movements form a dialogue with the pyramid, breathing life into the structure and giving shape to the spaces in-between.
VERTICAL EXTRACTION BY COMPAGNIE RETOURAMONT Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 8.15pm, 9.30pm & 10.45pm National Museum of Singapore façade
Dancers embark on a vertical journey up the façade of the National Museum and break into a rhythmic dance on bungee cords in this site-specific performance that explores the museum’s architecture and surrounding space. Light projections which amplify the dancers’ bodies, and a special video by acclaimed local artist and filmmaker Victric Thng, complement Vertical Extraction to offer new perspectives on movement and our environment.
STARLIGHT ALCHEMY: REDUX @ SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 8.45pm & 10pm (NMS) 11.15pm (Armenian Street)
Set against the façade of the National Museum of Singapore, Starlight Alchemy presents Redux @ Singapore Night Festival, a collection of performances staged at various times throughout its existence. Using fire and LED tools specially created by Starlight Alchemy,
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witness the amazing feats by this unique and eclectic group of artists. The final performance of each night will include a free play-and-jam session where visitors to the Singapore Night Festival can try their hands on playing with the LED manipulation tools used by the artists.
EVERLAST BY SOOKOON ANG Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 2am National Museum of Singapore, Rotunda
EVERLAST is an installation created with foil balloons. The work is a visual poem which the arrangement of text and the selected material for the visualization are important in conveying the intended effect of the work. The work takes poetry beyond the printed and causing it to manifest in both metaphysically as well as physically, blurring the distinction between art and text. This poem addresses life & death, light & lightness. It speaks about the exhilarating energy and dynamics of between two persons.
ABSOLUT CANVAS Fri 23 Aug & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug : 7pm – 2am Sun 25 Aug – Mon 2 Sept: 10am – 6pm National Museum of Singapore, Stamford Gallery
With its iconic silhouette and its collaborations with some of the most recognisable artists and designers, ABSOLUT has cemented itself as the perfect canvas for creative ideas to flourish.
ABSOLUT CANVAS showcases the ways in which artists and designers have used the ABSOLUT bottle as a channel for their creativity. The exhibition features beautifully designed bottles as well as an interactive area where visitors will get to unleash their own creativity. It also includes a pop-up bar serving ABSOLUT cocktails that have been created especially for ABSOLUT CANVAS.
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WITH SOTA STUDENTS Fri 23 Aug 2013 7pm, 8pm & 10.00pm National Museum of Singapore, Concourse
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Exit 7pm Inspired by dance music, pop, punk, rock, and a bit of Jazz, Exit A was formed in 2012 between a group of four friends from School Of The Arts (SOTA) so they could play their favourite songs by themselves. The line-up consists of Irsyad Abu Bakar (Vocals), Nathaniel Lim (Percussion), Khym Fong (Guitar) and Adrian Ashwin Schalk (Bass Guitar). Playing anything from old school classic rock hits, to the yesterday covers of the 2000s and to the latest on the top 40’s with an interesting acoustic sound, they guarantee that they will put a fresh new sound onto those familiar records.
Inked Sun 8.30pm Featuring SOTA’s very own pop/jazz band, this evening’s concert includes an eclectic mix of works by Michael Jackson, MUSE, Mumford & Sons, Blackstreet, Beyonce, and several jazz standards as well, demonstrating the band’s versatility in different genres. Do swing by and sing along to your favourite tunes as the band “rocks its out” till the sun sets!
The Tea Party 10pm Having performed twice at Esplanade’s youth music events such as Young and Free and Yfest, The Tea Party is an acoustic pop band formed in 2012 consisting of Megan Augustin, Phoebe Chin, Chaice Ng and Geraldine Quek.
CIRCUS SWINGAPORE Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm & 9pm National Museum of Singapore, Glass Atrium
If you ever dreamed of cartwheels, flying or spinning way above the heads of audience, do catch up with Circus Swingapore dancing through their stunning tricks that captivates with lasting impressions.
THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND Fri 23 – Sun 1 Sep 2013 National Museum of Singapore, Concourse
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Featuring works by SOTA students using Olympus PEN micro four-thirds cameras in all genres of photography.
A lyrical photographic series that documents aspects of Singapore's vanishing past – places, architecture, customs, games, practices that are dropping "off the map" in the wake of an unceasing desire for newer landscapes. The pictures hope to intimate an elusive sense of value at the brink of erasure and disappearance.
Things we leave behind is a joint photographic exhibition between Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct, managed by National Heritage Board, Olympus Imaging Singapore and School of the Arts.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
HOMEMADE Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 12.00am Singapore Management University Green
HOMEMADE 2013 is a celebration of originality, collaboration and Singapore-made music. This year, HOMEMADE is presented over two weekends, 23 & 24 Aug and the intimate HOMEMADE 2013 (UNPLUGGED) sessions on 30 & 31 Aug. Some of the acts to look forward to are Pleasantry, The Obedient Wives Club, Inch Chua and The Bushmen.
An exciting feature of the music festival has always been the never-before-seen (or heard) presentations and also, collaborations between musicians and genres. In the true spirit of bigger, better and louder, Homemade 2013 will debut a 20-piece band – The Electric Symphony Project.
OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB 7.30pm Determined to fill the fuzzed out girl group indie pop void that is missing from the Singapore indie scene, Obedient Wives Club captures the quintessential sounds of lo-fi Spectorgaze. The Obedient Wives Club was voted by SEA INDIE as one of the Top 10 Southeast Asia’s Best Indie-pop Releases of 2010-11.
PLEASANTRY 8.45pm Drawing inspiration from dreamed-up scenarios based on real-life scripts, Pleasantry’s compositions showcase simple lyrical tones offset by the accompaniment of rich instrumentation and varied song structures.
TIRAMISU 10pm Tiramisu is notoriously known for creating aimless surprises and spontaneity during their
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performances. The band has brought across a new realm in the local music scene - a mini clown rock jamboree and a devastated disco discontent - they balanced kitsch and cock rock with serious subject of human condition.
THE ELECTRIC SYMPHONY PROJECT 11.15pm Conceptualised specially for Singapore Night Festival 2013 and brought to fruition by Ewan A.S and Syed Ahmad of Agent ONE Stoned Revivals, Tiramisu and Bloco Singapura, The Electric Symphony Project aims to be Singapore’s first “rock” orchestra.
The 20-strong orchestra features a strings section, two drummers, a turntablist, a horns section, two guitarists and a bassist. The massive effort brings together a pool of well-known musicians from various bands such as Koflow, Sofy, Rizman Putra and many more.
The orchestra will give a fresh treatment to favourite local songs and will be presenting new compositions that will mark the birth of The Electric Symphony Project!
HOMEMADE UNPLUGGED Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 12.00am Singapore Management University U-Square
INCH CHUA 7.30pm A potpourri of surprising beats and honestly crafted indie-rock melodies, Inch Chua will take you along a journey that is evocative and at times provocative.
CHARLIE LIM 8.30pm Full of lush delicacy and soulful nuance, the very first note you hear Charlie Lim sing is not just a defining moment – it becomes a self-defying one. Your eyes will not believe your ears, as the voice belongs not to a wizened folk-rocker or a slick soul singer, but to an unassuming young songwriter named Charlie Lim.
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KEVIN LESTER 9.30pm An award-winning musician in Singapore, rapper Kevin Lester aka ‘TheLionCityBoy’ has a soul etched to the groove of Hip Hop, a vibe borrowed from the best of R&B and an edge influenced by the raw exposed nerve of Punk Rock.
KOFLOW (IN THE GROOVE PROJECT) 10.30pm With many awards and accolades to his name, Koflow has evolved to become more than just a ‘DJ’ but a true artist in his craft. In the name of music, Koflow has collaborated with numerous artists from various genres, including international artists.
Specially for Singapore Night Festival 2013, Koflow will be presenting a new free style collaboration with renowned musicians like Aya Sekine, Richard Jackson, Mohamed Noor and Casey Subramaniam.
BUSHMEN 11.30pm Easily Singapore’s legendary reggae band, BUSHMEN has continuously garnered new popular following over the last two decades. Bringing the crowd to dance and sing with them!
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: PLAZA SINGAPURA
METAMORPHOSIS Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 11.30pm Plaza Singapura, Outdoor Atrium
A story of change, encompassing traditional and cultural elements, and their progression though time – Metamorphosis brings you classic performances for the modern audience.
Enjoy an amazing combination of the conventional and contemporary featuring the best of traditional; performances seamlessly gelled with technology and topped off with performance innovations.
APSARAS ARTS Fri 23 Aug | 9pm & 10pm Sat 24 Aug | 9pm & 10.30pm Apsaras Arts will be presenting Apurva, a collection of unique classical and neo-classical repertoires choreographed by Cultural Medallion awardee Smt. Neila Sathyalingam, Founder of Apsaras Arts, and Mohanapriyan Thavarajah, resident dancer and choreographer of Apsaras Arts.
BHASKAR’S ARTS ACADEMY Fri 30 Aug | 10pm Sat 31 Aug | 9pm & 10.30pm In this performance, Bhaskar’s Arts Academy will be featuring a Bharathanatyam repertoire choreographed by Cultural Medallon recipient, Santha Bhaskar. Bharatanatyam is a combination of three distinct elements, namely, Nritta, the rhythmic, abstract movement of the feet and body; Nritya, the interpretive elements and Natya, or dramatisation.
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ERA DANCE THEATRE Fri 24 Aug | 8.30pm & 10pm Fri 30 Aug | 8.30pm
Incorporating the different rentak (rhythms) of Malay dance, Era Dance Theatre will present dynamic and youthful dance pieces such as Menjunjung Budaya, Semarak Zapin and Zapin Rock with creative choreography while still maintaining the authenticity of the form.
NADI SINGAPURA Fri 23 Aug | 8pm & 10.30pm Performing original tracks such as Kata Kita Kota, The Migration and many more with traditional Malay drums like kompang, rebana, jidur and gendang, NADI Singapura is set to wow audiences with their youthful energy.
ORKESTAR TRIO Sat 31 Aug | 8.30pm & 10pm OrkeStar Trio will present new tunes from their upcoming sophomore album, OrkeStar Riuh! and familiar tunes from their debut album, OST. Featuring Alhafiz Jamat on bamboo flute & keys, Ismahairie Putra Ishak on oud & violin and Riduan Zalani on drums & percussion.
PAPER MONKEY THEATRE Fri 30 Aug | 8pm & 9.30pm Sat 31 Aug | 8pm “The Three Big Bullies” is a story set in ancient China about a bad-tempered tyrant Zhou Chu who went on a journey to slay monsters that were terrorising the villagers to prove his mighty power and strength. Join Paper Monkey Theatre as they embark on a journey to slay tigers and dragons through the retelling of this Chinese classic with traditional Chinese hand puppets.
SIONG LENG MUSICAL ASSOCIATION Fri 30 Aug | 9pm & 10.30pm Sat 31 Aug | 9.30pm In this performance, the musicians of Siong Leng Musical Association will enter the performance arena in a traditional Nanyin parade known as Cai Jie and present a repertoire
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of traditional and modern pieces. Watch out for Autumn, composed by Andrew Lum, which uses various ethnic instruments including the Malay kompang.
TRADITIONAL ARTS CENTRE Fri 23 Aug | 8.30pm & 9.30pm Sat 24 Aug | 8pm & 9.30pm Established by Young Artist Award (2008) winner Cai Bixia, Traditional Arts Centre will be performing an excerpt from Huangmei Opera Hua Mulan, a story of filial piety of a girl disguising herself as a man to serve in the army, so that her aged father’s life would be spared.
HARK MUSIC Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug | 7.30pm HARK MUSIC School of Pop presents “Simply Acoustic”, giving you a refreshing musical experience. Bringing you the acoustic rendition of popular English and Mandarin hit songs, performed by passionate singers, guitarists and pop pianists.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: QUEEN STREET
TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY MOVIES Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 9.30pm Campers’ Corner, 51 Waterloo Street, #01-01, Singapore 187969
Head down to 51 Waterloo Street to catch the outdoor screening of several well-known Time-Lapse Photography movies by Campers’ Corner. These Time-Lapse Photography movies allow us to see the subtle details in the different photographs in a more pronounced manner!
ART TROVE Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 Time: 12pm – 9.30pm Art Trove, 51 Waterloo Street, #02-01 – #02-03, Singapore 187969
Art Trove features the new works of Strawalde Jürgen Bötcher (b.1931), an artist with an avid following in Germany and Adrian Gray. Catch the mind-blowing videos of Adrian Gray’s stone balancing performance in Singapore and Strawalde’s documentary film on Georgia during the festival this private museum specialising in European art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
HONG ZHU AN: THE LIMITLESS VOID – A PLACE OF STILLNESS WHERE THE BREATH BEGINS… 洪祝安：无极 Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 11am – 10pm The Private Museum, 51 Waterloo Street, #02-06, Singapore 187969
In celebration of Singapore’s 48th National Day, The Private Museum presents Hong Zhu An: The Limitless Void, a solo exhibition by internationally-renowned Singaporean artist, Hong Zhu An. This exhibition, consisting of 15 new works predominantly in black and white, marks
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Hong’s return to his primordial source of inspiration, Wuji (无极), The Limitless Void.
MIGRANT STORY Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 Aug 2013 7pm – 11pm Public Domain, 51 Waterloo Street, #03-06, Singapore 187969
Migrant Story is an exhibition featuring portraits and stories of migrant workers who work in our own neighbourhood in the arts & heritage district of Singapore. Come down and even get the opportunity to dialogue with an actual migrant worker. This exhibition is pioneered by tenants of The Public Domain, an art collective in the heart of Singapore.
ICONOCLAST 2013 A VOID: RETURNING TO THE RIVER Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 11am – 2am Sculpture Square, 155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977
Who are our cultural and artistic icons, and more critically, why? The signature programme deconstructs one iconic artwork each year. Sculpture Square presents not only the artistic content, but also the conversations, myths, and larger cultural forces that shape our understanding of each of these artworks. In its inaugural edition, it looks at Cheo Chai- Hiang's infamous 5’ x 5’ (Singapore River), often mooted as Singapore’s first conceptual artwork.
LIGHT INSTALLATIONS BY KNUT ECKSTEIN Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 2am 222 Queen Street, SAM at 8Q & CHIJMES
Using simple, ephemeral material and rope light, German artist Knut Eckstein, intends to recreate and re-define symbols on building facades within Bras Basah.Bugis precinct. Enjoy these spectacular light installations at SAM at 8Q and CHIJMES as Knut Eckstein invites you to read and decipher the meaning behind each light installation.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: LOOF
DJ Tyler Made Fri 23 & 30 Aug 2013 9pm - 1am Loof, 331 North Bridge Road #03-07, Odeon Towers Extension Roof Top Singapore 188720
Tyler made—resident DJ of The Lo & Behold Group—is an American artist who is known for his original and eclectic sets. With over a decade of music, remixes and production experience under his belt, Tyler fills the dance floor with timeless classics and custom re-ups which overlap genres.
DJ KFC Sat 24 & 31 Aug 2013 9pm - 1am Loof, 331 North Bridge Road #03-07, Odeon Towers Extension Roof Top Singapore 188720
DJ KFC, music director of The Lo & Behold, is known for throwing different genres into his mixes but always keeping the vibe and energy on the floor. KFC has played alongside the likes of Kid Koala, Simbad, Jay-J and Arrested Development, amongst others.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: SMRT WALKWAY
SO SEDAP! FRI 23 & SAT 24 and FRI 30 & SAT 31 AUG 2013 7pm – 2am SMRT Walkway
Be spoilt for choice with a mouth-watering spread!
TRAVELLING C.O.W. Fri 23 & Sat 24 and 30 & 31 Aug 2013 6pm – 10pm Armenian Street
The Travelling C.O.W. is mooving to Armenian Street! Singapore's very first food truck will be serving you tasty local fusion delights at the Singapore Night Festival this year. Join us for yummy rendang burgers, satay hot dogs, laksa wraps, chilli crab pasta!
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SECOND WEEKEND – 30 & 31 AUGUST 2013
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: THE SUBSTATION
3 GENERATIONS OF ROCK Sat 31 Aug 2013 9pm Timbre @ The Substation, 45 Armenian Street Singapore 179936
12-year-old Miguel Antonio has impressed and inspired wide audiences with his passionate and sincere performances and now takes on the challenge to perform Singapore original hit songs from the ’70s and ’80s with special guest Jimmy Appudurai (of The Straydogs) flying in all the way from the UK and current band Reverie, in a gig spanning three generations of Singapore music.
A night celebrating how music brings kindred spirits of different backgrounds together even though divided by age and continents. A night to reminisce a musical era where number one hits on the charts were populated by Singaporean musicians.
CHARLIE LIM – PHOTOGRAPHY Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 11.30pm Armenian Street
Charlie Lim, the painter of light, takes pictures in the dark. Through years of research and aided by fast evolution of digital technology, Charlie has set a new trend in photography. Using one light source, he cleverly makes use of light and shadows to create an “Oil Painting” photograph that resembles Rembrandt’s portraits.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: FORT CANNING PARK
LIGHT UP NINJA @ FORT CANNING PARK Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 9pm Fort Canning Park, Fort Gate
Light is an integral part of our lives and plays an important role in how we perceive our surrounding environment. This is especially true at night when the greater visual contrast has the ability to completely transform the nightscape. Join us for a night of play and explore the fascinating effects of light and shadow!
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: MAIN GROUND
5 STREAMS BY IBRAHIM QURAISHI (BAM BAM PROJECTS) Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 8.45pm, 9.45pm & 10.45pm Main Ground
Explosive sounds, vocals, intense dance sequences, video streaming, live percussion and base guitars are combined to create a hypnotic performance where dancers appear as installation: space transforms into living architectural symbols, video projection immersed in nature and the abstraction of geometry. Sound trembles through the body before it’s heard and the audience is invited to wander and meditate in an interactive installation of a synthetic forest with each its own interactive sonic mix: this cross media performance / installation includes an extraordinary international team of artists.
Artists: Ibrahim Quraishi, Norsq, Marc Perroud aka Tzed, Gabriel Smeets, Katrin Blantar, Walid Breidi, Jule Flierl, Martin B. Hansen, Olivier Hüe, Nicolas Lelièvre, Ligia Manuela Lewis, Naseem Abbas Malik, Ewan A.S and Aziz Bekkaoui.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE
THE WATER VAULT Mega Stunt by ‘Magic Babe’ Ning & J C Sum Fri 30 Aug 2013, 10pm National Museum of Singapore Façade
Asia’s female Houdini and “the sexiest woman in magic” (Magicseen Magazine), ‘Magic Babe’ Ning will attempt a spectacular underwater escape from The Water Vault. Shackled with chains and locks around her wrists, waist and neck, Ning will be completely submerged in a steel vault filled to the brim with water that is, in turn, locked and chained tightly on the outside. Ning will have less than two minutes to free herself from The Water Vault before she runs out of breath.
ULTIMATE INVERSION Mega Stunt by J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning Sat 31 Aug 2013, 10pm National Museum of Singapore Façade
Witness history being made as “Asia’s most famous illusionists” (The Straits Times), J C Sum & ‘Magic Babe’ Ning, attempt the world’s first ever tandem upside down strait jacket escape! They will both be strapped up in two regulation strait jackets each and suspended upside down by their ankles, one person below the other, high up in the air from a single burning rope. If the rope burns through or if they make one small mistake, they will plummet to the ground 50ft below.
MOONGRAZING BY OICSINGAPORE Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 OIC Projection display: 7pm – 2am OIC live music & drawing jammin’ performance: 7.30pm, 8.00m, 11pm & 11.30pm National Museum of Singapore façade
Set to an original piece of music – MoonGrazing is a surrealistic abstract animation that
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playfully explores the moon and its stories through the eyes of the illustrators from OICsingapore.
Throughout the two nights, the façade of the National Museum of Singapore will be transformed into a canvas for local artists to showcase their playful creativity. To add to the spontaneity of the moment, for twice each night, illustrators and indie musicians will jam together live. Each performance is unique as lines of music and drawing meet and improvisations happen on the most random note.
IN CELEBRATION, ASEAN YOUTHS UNITE Photography & Painting Exhibitions Fri 30 Aug – Sun 1 Sep 2013 National Museum of Singapore, Canyon
Dance & Music Performances Fri 30 Aug 2013 7.30pm Plaza Singapura, Outdoor Atrium
Witness the vibrancy and creativity of young artists from the region! Young artists from the ASEAN countries, Japan and Korea gather in Singapore for the ASEAN Youth Camp (AYC) 2013, an ASEAN-supported initiative that celebrates the diverse cultures and histories of our region. Traditional musicians and dancers will come together to put up performances while photographers and painters will exhibit their works at the Singapore Night Festival based on the theme of AYC 2013, ‘In Celebration, ASEAN Youths Unite’. Watch the performances will be held at the Atrium at Plaza Singapura on 30 Aug, and the exhibitions will be held at Canyon at National Museum of Singapore from 30 Aug to 1 Sep.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM
SGFILM POP-UP CINEMA Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm – 1am Singapore Art Museum, Glass Hall
Screenings… WATCH LOCAL at this year’s Singapore Night Festival. Catch short films from award- winning directors such as Royston Tan, Anthony Chen, Boo Junfeng and more at the POP- UP Cinema.
Chats… Find out more about Royston Tan, Anthony Chen and Boo Junfeng in a brand new series of recorded interviews that will premiere at the festival. Wide-ranging questions are solicited from the general public and posed to the filmmaker during the Chat.
The Great Singapore Story… A superhero who blows the haze away with his giant lungs; a hawker who invents the most popular dish in the world; the year Singapore wins the World Cup! Contribute YOUR ideas to the Great Singapore Story and be involved in how the story develops. Then see it get made into a real film!
How to take part? 1. Come by during the festival and write parts of the script on our interactive script board. 2. Tweet your contribution #greatsingaporestory
For Screening and Chat schedule, please visit www.objectifs.com.sg. To watch more great local films, visit www.youtube.com/sgfilmchannel.
POP-UP Cinema is an outreach event of SGFILM Channel on YouTube and supported by Google. SGFIlm Channel is presented by the Singapore Film Commission, Media Development Authority and managed by Objectifs.
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CAPTION Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 12am Singapore Art Museum, Queen Courtyard
CAPTION is an interactive installation where individuals who have never met can create light paintings together. The pair then can complete the image they created by finding each other and filling in the caption with both their names.
ART GARDEN 2013 Runs through 1 September 2013 SAM at 8Q
Wander through fairy tales, get lost in dreams and stretch your imagination, as Art Garden comes back for the fourth year running! This ever-popular exhibition for the young, and the young at heart, features exciting new commissions, mesmerising artworks, short films as well as animations by local and international artists. Explore the exhilarating world of contemporary art through these installations, and take part in the delightful activities specially designed by SAM and the artists. Get ready to be surprised!
Art Garden 2013 is supported by students from Republic Polytechnic. The exhibition is held in conjunction with Children's Season 2013, and jointly organised by the National Heritage Board and the Museum Roundtable.
LANDscape in the Box By NUS Architecture Students lead by Assistant Professor, Raffaella Sini and tutors Larry Yeung Man Ki, Clifford Au Yong Wen Li, Lim Sze Ying and Doina Andreea Ilies. Explore the beauty of the new and once familiar landscapes of sunny Singapore in an assembly of 134 boxes, each one designed by NUS Architecture students. Learn about how these fragments contribute to building a vision of the Singapore landscape.
The Enchanted Garden City By Sandra Lee Step into Sandra's whimsical enchanted garden city and allow yourself to wander about
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fairytales with an Asian twist! Unleash your creative juices by drawing your own version of an enchanted garden city and challenge yourself to complete as many different activities in the gallery.
Around the Day in Eighty Worlds By Vicente Delgado Would you like to go on an adventure today? Enter this fascinating world and observe what's around you – some things may look familiar at first, but a closer look may reveal something different about them. Look at the room through the kaleidoscopes in the room and see how the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary!
Stellar Cave II By Julien Salaud With support from Institut Français Singapour Feast your eyes on this stunning work made entirely of screws and thread, inspired by prehistoric paintings in France's Lascaux Caves. Marvel at the beauty of this glowing constellation of stars!
The Incredibly Magical Expanding Room By Mojoko and Shang Liang Watch the room transform as all four walls respond to your voice! Whisper, talk or shout to see what happens!
Les rêves engloutis – Glossy Dreams in Depths By Stéphane Blanquet Let your imagination take over as you enter a room filled with fantasy and dreams. Do not be afraid of what lies ahead. Instead, overcome your fears and explore these rooms filled with peculiar objects, 3D drawings and holograms. Then, take part in a mask-making activity, specially designed by the artist.
Walter By Dawn Ng Walter, our favourite curious colossal bunny hops back to SAM! Be sure to stop by our front lawn to say 'hi' and discover the extraordinary in our everyday lives through him!
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Film Screenings Moving Image Gallery Sit back and enjoy a selection of local short films and animations suitable for children, including a new commission by local filmmaker, Tan Siang Yu.
The Apprenticeship Programme In conjunction with Noise Singapore 2013 Check out this exhibition specially created by young apprentices from Noise Singapore's The Apprenticeship Programme!
LOVE. REVOLVE THE WORLD By Sun Yu-li Presented in conjunction with Art Garden 2013, this collaborative work between local sculptor Sun Yu-li and 750 students represents the connections that exist in the universe and the random nature of everything around us.
HOMAGE TO ERIC MOO Fri 30 Aug 2013 8pm Switch, 73 Bras Basah Road, #01-01/02, Singapore 189556
The Switch Gang along with Sara Wee and Ying of 35A takes a shot at interpreting classic Mandarin-pop songs by Eric Moo, one of Singapore’s most established artists in the 80s and an integral part of the Xinyao [新谣] movement. In this collaboration to re-work fresh arrangements of Eric Moo's repertoire, They will attempt to dice, slice, dissect and contrast their own unique styles to Eric’s evergreen songs Singaporeans all have come to love so much. More importantly, the night pays homage to one of the most prolific periods of Singapore Mandarin music and one of its brightest stars. Bound to be a night of surprises!
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: CHIJMES
BRAS BASAH.BUGIS ARTS FLEA MARKET Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 6pm – 12am CHIJMES Hall, 30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996
Bras Basah.Bugis Arts Flea Market will take on a special turn this August. For its first year anniversary, we'll be holding our market the market will be held in conjunction with Singapore Night Festival. At the Bras Basah.Bugis Arts Flea Market, expect Singapore's best independent businesses and creative individuals, as well as a strong gourmet food section.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: NIGHT LIGHTS 2013
Fri 23 & Sat 24 and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug 2013 7.30pm—2am Singapore Art Museum, Banyan Tree at National Museum of Singapore, The Cathay, School of the Arts and Raffles City FREE ADMISSION
Night Lights 2013 returns as part of Singapore Night Festival 2013. This year, everyone is invited to become a lighting artist simply by using smart phones, tablets and even water! Visitors will also get to enjoy two delightfully whimsical light sculptures which will land in the Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct for a period of two weeks before taking off for a land far away.
THE MAGIC MELODY by Tigrelab SAM Façade Audiovisual and interactive vidéo mapping
During the 2013 Singapore Lights Festival, the Singapore Art Museum will be transformed into an immersive futuristic instrument. A video mapping prologue will introduce the essence of the instrument, showing how visuals and sounds combine with each other to establish a dialogue between architecture and people. Be awed-inspired as an ingenious interactive video-mapping project magically translates sounds generated by your mobile devices into gigantic visual creations onto SAM’s façade, right before your very eyes.
The Magic Melody is a collaboration between creative studio Tigrelab and the interactive art practice Welovecode.
PALOMAS by Pitaya Design Banyan Tree @ NMS Lights sculptures
The Palomas are lighting objects. Like a summer migration, the birds landed in Singapore for two weeks, before flying back to France. While resting on the big tree that overlooks the
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National Museum of Singapore, their soft white light illuminates the tree, adding certain magical lightness to it. The shape of these stylised birds has been inspired by the simplicity of origami and light shines on the wings and the tail to reveal their shapes.
TYPE LIGHT by Trafik The Cathay Interactive LED display
Ever wondered how your text messages would look like on a giant LED screen, right in the middle of our town-centre? Type Light fits into the urban landscape as a strong and unique light totem, allowing everyone to play and communicate their own dream. Type your message and see it appear on the giant light display of 90 bars of LED's, visible from various angles of vision and for all to see! An interactive light experience directed by you, and you alone.
PAPERPLANES by Pitaya Design School of the Arts Lights sculptures
Paperplanes is a naive and childish interpretation of what could be an airport: multi-coloured paper planes taking off from a box in all directions! These boxes are like presents with a lot of destinations, a lot of possibilities. A smooth white light pulsates from inside the boxes, and the planes are lit with colourful lights.
WATER LIGHT GRAFFITI by Antonin Forneau Outside Raffles City Interactive digital painting
Based on an idea as simple as illumination, Water Light Graffiti enables one to draw or write ephemeral messages which appear as light against the wall of LEDs. To use water, which has no shape and no colour, to draw light, is a magical experience for all. By mixing a natural element and technology, Water Light Graffiti's users can even play with the weather or the evaporation speed for example. Water Light Graffiti also has a surprising role during rainy days and turn them into fireworks of damp LEDs.
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SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAMMES: SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
ENJOY LATE NIGHT FREE ADMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING NHB MUSEUMS Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug and Fri 30 & 31 Aug 2013 7pm – 2am
National Museum of Singapore Peranakan Museum Singapore Art Museum
The Substation and her gallery will be open from 12pm till late on Fri 23 & Sat 24 Aug and Fri 30 & Sat 31 Aug.
Special Exhibitions PRINCELY TREASURES FROM THE HOUSE OF LIECHTENSTEIN Ends Sun 29 September 2013 National Museum of Singapore
Collected over 500 years, over 90 masterpieces from the exquisite art collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein will be travelling to Singapore for the first time. This exhibition is exemplary of the highly cultivated choice in art, with artworks ranging from paintings, prints, tapestries, sculptures to rare decorative art objects. Significant works by important Flemish artists like Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as those by other renowned European masters such as Raphael and Lucas Cranach the Elder, will be showcased to celebrate the High Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-classical and Biedermeier that span from the late 15th century to the mid-19th century, all of which characterise the European way of articulating authority, power and wealth of the ruling houses.
In addition, a selection of 16 oil paintings from the National Collection will be displayed to draw links to the art of portraiture in Singapore’s historical context, exploring how it was an important representational mode between the late 19th and mid-20th century.
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LUMINOUS DEPTHS: A CONTEMPORARY PROJECT ON THE MUSEUM Ends Sun 22 September 2013 Peranakan Museum
A contemporary installation in the atrium of the Peranakan Museum will explore the nature of collecting, and ask how a museum develops. Issues of archaeology, memory, connoisseurship, and rebirth are taken up by the artist Lee Mingwei, whose project invites visitors to participate in creating new work. Audience participation will also contribute permanently to the museum’s collection.
TERMS & CONDITIONS Ends Sun 8 September 2013 Singapore Art Museum
Terms & Conditions presents an open-ended debate into how history and social realities are represented, with an emphasis on the Arab world. One of the first Southeast Asian surveys of contemporary art from this dynamic region, the exhibition showcases works by artists with roots in the Arab world. These artists work across different geographic and cultural contexts, and through a combination of techniques, to produce unique artworks that fluidly traverse and defy social identities and representations.
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